I love good advertisements. For years, I worked for a magazine selling print ads. It was the most fun I’ve had at any job. Yes, it was stressful reaching my weekly/monthly sales goals.
However, I enjoyed scouting out new clients in ALL kinds of industries. I met many interesting people. Ok, I admit, some nice, some not so nice. Yet interesting even when they would slam the door in my face. I would think, “THAT person needs to be sold!”
Recently, I saw this truck with the mold advertisement. I smiled. I was brought back to my old sales days. HURRY, write down the name before the truck dashes off. WHY? We’ve got a Home issue coming up, THIS would be a perfect advertiser. Got to get on it!
My Boss, an Italian guy, would go around the table at our weekly sales meetings asking each Sales Rep, “How the week went.” Seems like a simple question, but if he was in a “mood,” it was embarrassing to be called out in front of everyone.
One guy ALWAYS sat with his chair tilted back trying to act cool. He was a “hot shot.” Talked like a used car salesman. When it was his turn to answer, he’d say, “GREAT week Boss!”
My Manager would say, “Well, Jim, if it was a great week, why didn’t I see any contracts in my InBox?”
Poor Jim! He just didn’t understand that a “good week” meant “SIGNED CONTRACTS!” NO signed contracts, not a good week, LOL. So, don’t set yourself up to be poked at.
Let’s face it, not everyone is cut out for sales. You’ve got to have a tough skin. Stress is high. My Italian manager taught me early on, it’s a numbers game. Do the work, get the reward.
So, here’s to enjoying a good advertisement!
Brilliant Viewpoint 
When a sales person is dealing with me, they need to know I can penetrate tough skin. My know id far more definitive then their yes. Man, I can be an insulting asshole when the situation calls for an insulting asshole.
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LOL – glad my sales days are over.
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Auto correct killed me on this one….My no is far more….
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Auto Correct should be a topic. In the old days, autocorrect was spot on. NOW, it comes up with the strangest words, we can’t trust it at all. Not sure what happened.
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Sure, when I type in “Biden failed again” it corrects to “It is Trump’s fault, Biden is a God”.
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Well, now let’s see what happens with Twitter. Do they let Trump back on? Trump said he wouldn’t go back on, but I think it would be too tempting for him.
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He will just for the revenge factor. Within minutes he will have millions of followers.
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Agree on both sides of the fence.
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I’m guessing you were a fan of Madman?
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Well, I wanted to be until I saw how they treated the women. Couldn’t watch that.
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You have to remember it is based on behaviors from 1960s. Wasn’t a fan of the treatment of women or POC but it was an eye opening experience into how far things have come and provides a perspective when these groups bring up the past now.
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Absolutely, I have an Italian mother who was raised like that. For this reason, I couldn’t watch it. And YES, you are right, it’s nice to see how far we’ve come. Although, I think there is a new struggle on who raises the children, who works, etc. I admit, it was nice knowing my mother was home full time taking care of us (4 kids). Loving environment, not perfect mind you, nothing is perfect, but nice and simple. Go to the library, play outside, ride bikes, no helmets (LOL).
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Don’t forget drink out of the garden hose.
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LOL – absolutely, and it tasted AWFUL, but that’s what we did. Good memory.
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Selling is a tough business and definitely not for everyone.
I do love seeing the creativity in some ads.
Blessings!
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